Affected by cerebral hemorrhage. The call to 118 left at 13. Only at 16 did he enter the hospital, in a coma. Meanwhile: the Areus helicopter did not take off, during the journey to Cagliari there was a transfer from one ambulance to another. "We don't know, no one knows, whether the timeliness of the rescue would have changed the mother's fate and clinical picture, but I am sure that three hours to get to the hospital from anywhere in Sardinia is too much".

The story of Caterina Deidda, from Laconi , is long and detailed, recounting the vicissitudes experienced by her mother Carmela Zaccheddu starting from last January 14, when she ended up on the ground in her house in the village of Sarcidano due to a sudden illness. He does it now that his mother is gone. Because after the time "of care, of pain and, in the end, of goodbyes, now is the time for questions, clarity and regret".

The case has already been brought to the attention of the regional council: a question has been presented to understand why the air ambulance did not take off, despite the seriousness of the situation.

The elderly woman, 84, suffered a hemorrhage. «Mom was loaded onto a base ambulance with the medical guard on board which left from Laconi without having a precise destination and was transferred near Nureci in a medicalized ambulance coming from Ales. Brotzu was communicated as its destination only at 3 pm», says Deidda, who adds: «The vehicle had to make a few stops because the patient was ill and, probably, there was not enough space inside the vehicle to intervene without stopping. Delaying the arrival at the emergency room even more ».

In the hospital, three hours later, the woman underwent emergency surgery. «I wonder and wonder», the daughter now continues, «if the right to health, given episodes like these, is truly a universal right in all parts of Sardinia. Or if the timeliness of interventions and safety is linked to the place where you were born and where you choose to stay and live».